Latest Key Developments (Source: Significant Developments)

Feb 22 (Reuters) - British American Tobacco Plc ::BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO CEO SAYS IS ENCOURAGED BY FDA'S POSITION ON NEXT GENERATION PRODUCTS.BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO CEO SAYS ABOUT HALF OF 2018 US CORPORATE TAX BENEFIT TO BE REINVESTED IN NEXT-GENERATION PRODUCTS.BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO CEO SAYS SAVINGS FROM REYNOLDS DEAL ARE FLOWING THROUGH FASTER THAN ANTICIPATED.BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO CEO SAYS ON TRACK TO DELIVER COST SYNERGIES OF $400 MILLION.BAT CEO SAYS SUBSTANTIAL EQUIVALENCE APPLICATION FOR CARBON TIPPED PRODUCT ACCEPTED BY FDA AND MOVED TO SCIENTIFIC REVIEW.BAT CEO SAYS AWAITS FINAL DECISION FROM FDA AROUND MID-YEAR.BAT CEO SAYS ON TRACK TO SUBMIT SUBSTANTIAL EQUIVALENCE APPLICATION TO FDA FOR GLO THIS MONTH.BAT CEO SAYS EXPECTS CAPACITY OF GLO TO BECOME UNCONSTRAINED BY THE SECOND QUARTER.BAT CEO SAYS ON TRACK FOR VAPING BUSINESS TO BREAK EVEN THIS YEAR.BAT CEO SAYS EXPECTS GLO TO REACH ANNUALIZED CAPACITY FOR 25 MILLION UNITS BY END OF YEAR.
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Feb 22 (Reuters) - British American Tobacco Plc ::INTERVIEW-BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO EXEC SEES HIGH-SINGLE DIGIT EPS GROWTH IN 2018, GROWTH SKEWED TOWARD BACK HALF OF YEAR DUE PARTLY TO INVESTMENTS.INTERVIEW-BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO EXEC SEES US TAX CHANGE FLATTERING 2018 EPS BY ABOUT 6 PERCENT.INTERVIEW-BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO EXEC SEES LAUNCHING ITS TOBACCO HEATING PRODUCTS IN 14 ADDITIONAL MARKETS IN 2018, AMBITION TO HIT 1 BILLION POUNDS OF REVENUE.INTERVIEW-BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO EXEC SAYS DOES NOT SEE MORE BIG DEALS IN THE SHORT TO MEDIUM TERM.
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Jan 9 (Reuters) - British American Tobacco Plc ::IMPACT ON BAT OF NEW US TAX LEGISLATION.‍FOR YEAR TO 31 DECEMBER 2017 ANNOUNCED CHANGES WILL HAVE NO IMPACT ON GROUP'S UNDERLYING EFFECTIVE TAX RATE​.‍FOR YEAR TO 31 DEC, CURRENTLY ANTICIPATE THAT CHANGES WILL REDUCE GROUP'S EFFECTIVE TAX RATE PERCENTAGE TO HIGH-TWENTIES​.‍ANTICIPATE THAT CHANGES WILL RESULT IN A NON-CASH EXCEPTIONAL TAX CREDIT AS A RESULT OF REVALUATION OF DEFERRED TAX BALANCES ​.‍ALL OTHER THINGS BEING EQUAL, CHANGES WOULD RESULT IN A BENEFIT OF 6% TO FULL YEAR 2018 EARNINGS PER SHARE​.‍NON-CASH EXCEPTIONAL TAX CREDIT AS A RESULT OF REVALUATION OF DEFERRED TAX BALANCES ARISING FROM ACQUISITION OF REYNOLDS AMERICAN INC​.
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Dec 13 (Reuters) - British American Tobacco Plc ::‍TRADING IS IN LINE WITH OUR EXPECTATIONS​.‍FULL YEAR EPS TO BENEFIT FROM A REDUCED CURRENCY TRANSLATION TAILWIND OF 5%​.‍ANTICIPATE FULL YEAR INDUSTRY VOLUME TO BE DOWN AROUND 4%​.‍ORGANIC PRICE MIX IS EXPECTED TO MODERATE IN H2​.‍FULL YEAR ORGANIC PRICE MIX IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN WITHIN HISTORIC RANGES​.‍REYNOLDS AMERICAN INC. (RAI) INTEGRATION ON TRACK, WITH BUSINESSES PERFORMING STRONGLY, DRIVEN BY GOOD SHARE GROWTH AND PRICING​.
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Dec 5 (Reuters) - British American Tobacco Plc ::‍DECLARED A SECOND INTERIM DIVIDEND OF 43.6 PENCE PER ORDINARY SHARE OF 25P FOR YEAR ENDING 31 DECEMBER 2017​.SECOND INTERIM DIVIDEND WILL BE PAYABLE ON 8 FEB 2018.
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Aug 31 (Reuters) - BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO PLC ::TO SIMPLIFY REGIONAL STRUCTURE AND TO FULLY INTEGRATE OUR NEXT GENERATION PRODUCTS BUSINESS INTO CORE OPERATIONS OF GROUP.JACK BOWLES, REGIONAL DIRECTOR, ASIA-PACIFIC, WILL BE APPOINTED TO NEWLY CREATED ROLE OF COO FOR INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS, EXCLUDING UNITED STATES.RICARDO OBERLANDER, REGIONAL DIRECTOR, AMERICAS, WILL BE APPOINTED REGIONAL DIRECTOR, AMERICAS AND SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA.TADEU MARROCO, REGIONAL DIRECTOR, WESTERN EUROPE, WILL BE APPOINTED REGIONAL DIRECTOR, EUROPE AND NORTH AFRICA.JOHAN VANDERMEULEN, REGIONAL DIRECTOR, EEMEA, WILL BE APPOINTED REGIONAL DIRECTOR, ASIA-PACIFIC AND MIDDLE EAST.ANDREW GRAY, DIRECTOR, MARKETING, WILL BE APPOINTED CHIEF MARKETING OFFICER, REPORTING DIRECTLY TO CHIEF EXECUTIVE, WITH EFFECT FROM OCT 1 2017.
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Aug 17 (Reuters) - BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO PLC ::NOTIFIED OF UNSOLICITED 'MINI-TENDER' OFFER BY TRC CAPITAL TO BUY UP TO 2 MILLION ADS OF BAT AT A PRICE OF $60.13 PER ADS IN CASH.DOES NOT ENDORSE TRC'S MINI-TENDER OFFER AND RECOMMENDS THAT BAT ADS HOLDERS DO NOT TENDER THEIR ADSS IN RESPONSE TO OFFER.
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Aug 1 (Reuters) - UK'S SERIOUS FRAUD OFFICE: :UK'S SFO - CONFIRMS IT IS INVESTIGATING SUSPICIONS OF CORRUPTION IN THE CONDUCT OF BUSINESS BY BAT P.L.C, ITS SUBSIDIARIES AND ASSOCIATED PERSONS.
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LONDON, July 26 British American Tobacco
plans to test its new Eclipse tobacco heating device in
the United States this year, allowing it to pull ahead of Philip
Morris in the world's biggest vaping market.

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